Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management

Edited by Thomas A. Bryer, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, US and Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

‘Public administration is a wide-ranging and amorphous field. To make sense of it all requires a diverse range of theoretical perspectives. That is exactly what this excellent volume delivers, providing the reader with fresh perspectives on both the classic and novel big questions for governing.’

• Contents:Introduction to the Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management 1Thomas Andrew BryerPART I THEORIES ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION1 Public administration and politics: the art of separation 7Patrick Overeem2 Public administration and citizen participation: from isolation toactivism to skepticism 19Thomas Andrew Bryer and Nina Alvandipour3 Public administration ethics: looking back and moving forward 30So Hee Jeon4 Social equity and public administration 43Susan Gooden and Anthony Starke5 Social justice theory in public administration: a review of criticalperspectives in public administration 54Kareem Willis and Tia Sherèe GaynorPART II THEORIES ON THE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION6 Performance: making sense of forests and trees 67Kathryn Newcomer and Clint Brass7 Collaborative governance: processes, benefits and outcomes 80Sofia Prysmakova-Rivera and Olga Pysmenna8 Public sector branding: understanding and applying the concept 98Staci M. Zavattaro and M. Blair Thomas9 Digital government: analytical models, underlying theories, andemergent theoretical perspective 105Qianli Yuan, Mila Gasco-Hernandez and J. Ramon Gil-García10 Understanding administrative law: an essential skillset for public sectormanagement 124Stephanie P. Newbold11 Municipal management: seeking a theoretical perspective on form ofgovernment and performance 137Kimberly NelsonPART III THEORIES ON THE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION12 Public service lala-land: public service motivation research and its researchers 152Palina Prysmakova13 Personnel management: improving employee and organizational performance 168Mauricio Astudillo-Rodas and Norma M. Riccucci14 Religiosity: emphasizing public service 180Daniel Hummel15 Leadership: the demise and rebirth of charisma in public administrationand management research 189Ulrich Thy Jensen16 Diversity: what it is and what it isn’t 198Brandi Blessett17 Gender: expanding theory in public administration and policy 207Nicole M. Elias and Maria J. D’AgostinoPART IV THEORIES ON THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION18 Evolution and change in public organizations: efficiency, legitimacyand the resilience of core organizational elements 221Jesse W. Campbell19 Strategic management: public sector view 234Jan-Erik Johanson20 Inter-organizational relations: citizen-centered resource integration intimes of complexity 252Erik Eriksson and Andreas HellströmPART V INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLICADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT21 Chile: public administration after the New Public Management 264Cristian Pliscoff22 Lithuania: public administration reforms during 2008–20 275Vitalis Nakrošis23 Chinese public administration research in mainstream PA journals:a systematic review (2002–20) 286Hui Li and Jiasheng Zhang24 United Kingdom: the rise and fall and rise of contemporary publicadministration 299John Diamond25 Decentralisation in Pakistan and India: a comparative review and policyimplications 308Aamer Taj and Muhammad Nouman26 Russia: transformation of public administration in the context of digitalization 322Nina SymanukIndex